no spark, what can I check, took off and cleaned what I believe is the magneto which had a lot of dust in the metal cover pls help.

 

please check the quick connects in/around your wiring harness/loom. sometimes the blades inside push back and do not make good contact. did you try another NGK spark plug? was it running prior to cleaning your stator area?

 

Yes it was running before but it's probably been sitting about a year never had spark problems only carb problems so I cleaned the carb before I did anything

 

The way I checked was took the spark plug out and put it by the motor and turned it over ....no spark is this ok/correct way to check for spark

 

yeah, just hold the rubber part and crank. you should be able to ground plug up against the jug/cylinder fin area. i presume the magnet pick up in the stator area didn't have any surface rust on it, did it? the red slider kill switch is ok? did you check the wire connections coming off the back of the keyed ignition? sometimes they work themselves loose and will kill spark.

 

hopefully mice didn't eat your wiring and you have a rogue ground.

 

No rust on the stator just dust and just so you know there's no battery either but it ran before without it. I changed many components on the quad before to get it running before

 

yikes, running without a battery is not good. the circuit was not complete. even if you have an old battery, that's better than nothing. hopefully the regulator didn't burn up.

 

What's the regulator look like and how can I test if it's not working. What type/amp battery is needed for this unit. Thanks so much for your help.

 

Sorry I know what the regulator looks like and I actually have a picture of it in my profile /garage if that helps